They allow Printing and also Scanning (for HP PSC models, for instance).
Other hplip utilities are NOT included (hp-toolbox, hp-setup, fax,...).
The "lite" versions are not bloated as the full ones (Version 3.9.8 is only 4.5 MB, expanding to about 10MB when installed).
They do not require python and other big packages.
For this reason, hpliplite packages are recommended for puppy.

Once hpliplite (and plugins, when required) is installed, one has to run the CUPS printer wizard,
in the Setup section of puppy's menu, to finish the printer's installation.

Scanning is performed using xsane (already included in puppy 4.x)

That is all to be done for hpliplite-3.9.8 version.

For some older than 3.9.8 versions, the installation opens a terminal with the licensing terms. If agreed, then installation proceeds.

NOTE For hpliplite or hplip versions up to 3.9.2 and for puppy's using new versions of cups, as cups-1.3.9 and cups-1.4b2, the attached hpliplite-postinstall-cups-v1.3.9-v1.4b2 postinstall is necesary. Please download it and, in a terminal, gunzip it, make it executable and execute it once.

2. sane and xsane packages are not included in puppy 3.x. They sould be manually installed

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hplip-3.9.2

hplip allows printing and scanning, in addition to full control of -most- HP printers, including printer configuration,
ink-levels information, cleaning and alignment of cartridges, color calibration,...

WARNING: Not all hplip functionalities work:

1. Faxing has been disabled, since dbus does not work in this version.

2. The hp-systray command does not work either.

3. The supplies tab in hp-toolbox is not clickable, unless you refresh all printers pushing the refresh all button (F6).
Then the supplies tab works OK.

The installation opens a terminal with the licensing terms. If agreed, then installation proceeds.

NOTE For puppy's using new versions of cups, as cups-1.3.9 and cups-1.4b2, the attached hpliplite-postinstall-cups-v1.3.9-v1.4b2 postinstall is necesary. Please download it and, in a terminal, gunzip it, make it executable and execute it once.

They were accessible as official packages in puppy's version 3. You can use instead
the nothreads packages: tcl-8.5a4nothreads and tk-8.5a4nothreads, which you'll find using the PETget package manager,
activating the official puppy 2 pet package repository.
In case you have further troubles, please let me know

I'm feeling a complete dumbo because now I cannot find Python-2.5.2.pet. I've looked in all three repositories in the Puppy Package Manager, but cannot see it. I've found a 2.4 version of Python on dotpups.de - will that do?

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Posted: Mon 16 Jun 2008, 15:03 Post subject:

Eastern Counties wrote:

Thanks for your reply, lluamco, both installed.

I'm feeling a complete dumbo because now I cannot find Python-2.5.2.pet. I've looked in all three repositories in the Puppy Package Manager, but cannot see it. I've found a 2.4 version of Python on dotpups.de - will that do?

Thanks for your help with the Python pets, Dingo and Lluis, and thanks Lluis for all the new HPLIP pets. All installed and running now; I went for the 2.8.5 version. One small point: when I open the HP Toolbox, the 'Supplies' button isn't active. I had HPLIP on Puppy 3.01 and the 'Supplies' button was OK - I it used to check cartridge levels. Any way to activate it?

One small point: when I open the HP Toolbox, the 'Supplies' button isn't active. I had HPLIP on Puppy 3.01 and the 'Supplies' button was OK - I it used to check cartridge levels. Any way to activate it?

Hi John. Same problem here. It activates though when refreshing all printers (second left most tab or F6).

Please notice, from http://hplip.sourceforge.net/release_notes.html
HPLIP 2.8.6 prematurely released code that was not intended for release. Release 2.8.6b replaces 2.8.6 and removes that code. There is no change in intended functionality as described in the release notes. We do not recommend using release 2.8.6 and ask that release 2.8.6 not be redistributed.

What would probably be useful is an "hplip-lite" package (google it).
This would apparently only be about 2MB as it would just include what you NEED for printing and scanning, and it would not require all the rubbish like Python

I imagine the easiest way to build it would be to use the standard procedure to build an hpliplite deb or rpm, and then convert it to .pet_________________DEATH TO SPREADSHEETS
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